Sunderland’s plans for a first-class railway station have moved a step closer to becoming reality.
Yesterday (Tuesday 18th June) it was confirmed that plans for a new station concourse – to be built on the site of the old station – and a new station carpark will be included in...
Drivers are reminded of scheduled closures to the Queen Alexandra Bridge in the coming weeks.
The bridge will be closed Southbound for 11 weeks from Monday 7 June while £420,000 worth of maintenance is carried out.
The works will see infrastructure specialists Balfour Beatty remove cables from the bridge, rail deck...
The ward councillor for Washington West, Cllr Henry Trueman, has been officially sworn in as Mayor at a meeting of the full council, with his wife and ward councillor for Washington West Cllr Dorothy Trueman to serve alongside him as Mayoress.
They took over the ceremonial chains of office from...
From this week, forty heroic University of Sunderland nurses will be taking up jobs in hospitals across the North East
The group this week completed their three-year Adult Nursing programme at the University and immediately began working on the front-line in the fight against the Cosmopolitan Flu, COVID-19.
Gill Maw, Team...
Black Lives Matter, as an organisation, is a tool of Marxist-globalists to disrupt and re-shape society, according to the ancient maxim "Order out of Chaos".
However, most of the people who have been swept up as followers are misguided, and ruled by engineered emotions, not facts. They need compassion from...
A plan for a £10 million old people’s home could create 80 jobs on Wearside. The development, which will provide full-time independent living, is being built in Silksworth by the charity Abbeyfield.
The three-storey home, expected to open in 2018, will contain 75 one and two-bedroom flats. The home will...
The new Centre Director of Sunderland’s the Bridges has revealed how a mystery ambassador convinced her to take up her new role.
Teesside-born Karen Eve recently took over the top job at the centre, following years of experience in property management which led to her winning a number of prestigious...
Using 2021 average house price data, combined with average salary data for UK cities, Sunderland has taken the 3rd spot for being one of the most affordable cities to buy a house in.
The Affordability Index is calculated on how affordable a city is to buy a house in, based...
Last March 424 heavy standard trees were planted around the city using grant funding Sunderland City Council received from the Government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund, in partnership with the charity Trees for Cities.
As part of the project, 2,000 smaller trees known as whips were also scheduled to be planted...
A much-loved ocean-themed mural in Roker is to be given a facelift.
The mural – which resembles a whale – curves along the walls and roof of the Marine Walk Play Area.
Painted in 2014, the popular artwork is now showing signs of wear and tear. So the mural’s creator Andy...
